VANS have long been the number one old-school skate and style icon, trusted for years (since its early start in 1966!) to keep our feet comfortable and looking great whether we are hitting the slopes, streets, beach or jumping in the circle pit. Now’s your lucky chance to a win a pair of VANS Custom Shoes (approx. retail […]

VANS are the ultimate skate and style icon, trusted for years (since its inception in 1966) to keep our feet comfortable and looking good whether we are rockin’ a half-pipe, hitting the streets or jamming out at a concert. Now’s your lucky chance to a win a pair of VANS Custom Shoes (approx. retail value $65-85), where […]

A few weeks ago we gave away a pair of SUPRAS to style up your summer look. Now Grimy Goods has teamed up with VANS  to keep you lookin‘ stylish whether you’re skating, or chilling in the park or headed to a summer music festival. Grimy Goods will be giving away a couple pairs of VANS. Keepin’ it real […]

The good peeps at Vans opened their first ever pop-up shop at this past Thursday, Oct. 23 at Fred Segal in Santa Monica. Doing it right, Vans had a nice open bar providing invitees with vodka, whiskey or the good ole bubly. We gladly ordered some cocktails as we scoped out some of the Vans […]

Vans will be opening it’s first pop-up shop, the Vault Shop at Conveyor. Ooooh, fancy! The shit’s at Fred Segal! Running today Oct. 23 – 25, check out the complete collection of Vans by Vault found anywhere. The shop will feature exclusive limited edition product: “We’re excited to announce that we are opening the Vault […]

It’s about time someone came up with the idea to honor our skaters with a Skateboarding Hall of Fame! The first ever inductions into The Skateboarding Hall of Fame will take place October 24, 2009 at the Vans Skatepark at the Block in Orange, CA. The party will honor skateboarding icons Bruce Logan, Tony Alva, […]

The Vans Downtown Showdown went off this past Saturday at Paramount Studios, Hollywood. The courses were sick! Not to mention I felt like I was back in Brooklyn.  A total of $85,000 was given away to the top rippers and some sweet guitars as the awards. Get the full results at skatedaily.net. 1st – Foundation […]

It’s that time of year again, for one of the funnest and most creative skateboarding contests around! The Vans Downtown Showdown is gearing up for another D.I.Y night of shreddful destruction at the world-famous Paramount Studios in Hollywood, CA. Featuring: Girl, Toy Machine, Creature, Black Label, Sk8mafia, Blind, Flip, Zoo York, and Foundation, witness all […]

Looks like the boys at Black Label are ready to drop jaws with the premiere of their fourth full-length vid, “God Save The Label.” Featuring Adam Alfaro, Jason Adams, Shuriken Shannon, Chet Childress, Kyle Leeper, Peter Watkins, Chris Troy, and a few more shredders, the line-up is lookin’ tough. It all kicks off on Wednesday […]

Vans held quite the event at their Cypress headquarters last night for the release of their “Vans: Off The Wall  Stories of Sole” book release. It was a great turn out for this invite only event with skateboard icons Tony Alva, Steve Caballero, Christian Hosoi, Steve Van Doren, Omar Hassan and more sigining away on […]

Well it’s about damn time! Vans have always been my favorite kicks since the 5th grade (oops don’t tell my Sol Tech friends that, or brother) and it’s so great to finally see this iconic skate shoe go down in printed history! “Vans: Off the Wall by Doug Palladini tells the story of the community […]

So I kinda stole a really cool shirt of my boyfriend’s. Let me rephrase, he left it here and I haven’t attempted to remind him about it, so now it has become a very comfy addition to my sleeping collection. I love the art work on it and apparently so does Vans. Check out this […]

There’s nothing like cute lil babies sporting some sweet baby kicks. I just saw my 7 month old niece last weekend wearing some tiny baby Vans. She rocks, not to mention her name is Olivia, I like to call her, Ollie. It looks like etnies is doing some footwear magic for the tots: Abba you […]

It just seems like everyone is getting in on the action sports industry big time now! With new corpo partnerships and rich business men now trying to cash in on the scene, especially skateboarding, action sports continues to grow. ESPN is re-branding its online home for action sports.The site will become ESPN Action Sports this […]